Quiet Observer "Pocket size universe 2" EP

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: January 26, 2024
Tracklist

1. Pocket Size Universe (4:46) 

2. Geisha Assassin (3:28) 

3. Mutual Protection (2:10) 

4. Synthetic Spirit (3:27) 

5. 1000  Suns (3:44) 

Total Time 17:35

Credits

Dennis Fursov (Zolar Czack) - everything

   Except

Denis Shvarts - guest solo ( 2,4)

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Gepetto "Awaiting Madre"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD
Release date: January 2024
Tracklist

1. Awaiting (25:00)

2. Mother (26:00) 

Credits
George Pinilla: backing vocals (1), vocals and backing vocals (2), bass (2), guitars (electric lead and rhythm, folk, twelve strings and classical nylon), synths, organ, piano and Mellotron 

Laurent Simonnet: additional keyboards and piano (2) 

Luis Puente: piano and Moog synth (1)

Stephan Granjeon: drums and percussion 

Pascal Agard: guitar lead Tiphaine Rivière: bass (1)

Julien Pinilla: final vibraphone (2) 

Chris Palmer: vocals (1) 

Pilar Pinilla Valencia: final voice “la jota navarra”(2) 

Music by George Pinilla (with the “loan” of beautiful melodies by Marc Fernbach (1) and Julien Pinilla (2)) 

Arrangements by George Pinilla and Laurent Simmonet 

Lyrics by Marc Fernbach and Chris Palmer (1) George Pinilla (2)

Lead guitar riffs at the end (2) inspired by the traditional Latin music that our parents sang to us when I was a kid. 

Recorded in (2021/2022) at the Davout II studio (24100 Bergerac) 

Digital editing, mixing and artistic production by Laurent Simonnet at Chance studio (33000 Bordeaux) 

Mastered by Martin Lascelles at Skymusic Studio 24 (24274 Monbazillac) 

Creation of the cover: Thibaud (24100 Bergerac) 

Production: Gepetto Music 

Media/Samples
Trailer

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Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends "Beyond The Warrior's Eyes"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Downtown Music
Format: digital 
Release date: January 19, 2024
Tracklist

1   Behind the Iron Curtain 

2   Beyond the Warrior’s Eyes 

3   Common Valor 

4   Faith & Hope 

5   The Gates of Valhalla 

6   La Sierre Del Norte 

7   Quiet Desperation 

8   A Soldier’s Journey 

9   These Colors Don’t Run 

Credits
Brian Tarquin - all instruments
  Except
Reggie Pryor - drums
Jean Luc Ponty (2)
Eric Johnson (5)
Robben Ford (Miles Davis) (7)
Steve Morse (Deep Purple) (4,9)
Dean Brown (David Sanborn) (5)
Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) (2)
Chris Poland (Megadeth) (1)
John Tropea (Billy Cobham) (4)
Steve Kindler (Jeff Beck) (8)
Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) (6)
Larry McCray (John Mayall) (3)
Phil Naro (9)
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (8)

Recorded in Jungle Room Studios
Produced, engineered and composed by Brian Tarquin

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7 Ocean "Father of the Abyss" / 7 Океан "Отец бездны"

Country: Belarus
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: January 18, 2024
Tracklist

1. Before the First Sleep / Перед первым сном (7:17) 

2. The First Sleep / Первый сон (1:39)

3. Before the Second Sleep / Перед вторым сном (9:14)

4. The Second Sleep / Второй сон (2:22)

5. Before the Third Sleep / Перед третьим сном (9:54)

6. The Third Sleep / Третий сон (2:37)

7. Bibliographer / Библиограф (7:35)

8. Before the Fourth Sleep / Перед четвертым сном (10:08)

9. The Fourth Sleep / Четвёртый сон (2:32)

10. Before the Fifth Sleep / Перед пятым сном (12:33)

11. The Fifth Sleep / Пятый сон (2:27)

12. After the Fifth Sleep / После пятого сна (9:00)

Total Time 77:18

Credits

Oleg Grinevich – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, voices

Alexander Eletsky – keyboards, voices

Sergey Starosotsky – synthesizer, FX, voices

Alexander Sophiex – drums

   With

Larisa Gorovenko - voice of the Sailor's wife (5)

All music and lyrics by Alexander Eletsky

Arranged by Alexander Eletsky and Oleg Grinevich

Mixing by Victor Stasevich

Mastering by Sergey Kravchuk

Artwork – Timur Iliakhin

Design – Alexander Vesnin

Description/Reviews:

The concept of the album is inspired by the works of Howard F. Lovecraft.

The protagonist of the album is a sailor, the only survivor of the voyage, returns to his home port. The sailor is struck by some sinister spell – he has become a "guide" of something terrible. And after his fifth dream, a mysterious, creepy creature will break into this world.

The album includes 12 tracks, 7 of them are full tracks (singing in Russian). Between these 7 tracks there are 5 short instrumental sketches in different styles (from psychedelia to hard rock) - dreams of a sailor.

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Ellesmere "Stranger Skies"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: AMS
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: January 12, 2024
Tracklist

1. Northwards (6:50)

2. Tundra (6:44)

3. Crystallized (5:13)

4. Arctica (4:17)

5. Stranger Skies (12:18)

6. Another World (11:43)

Credits

Roberto Vitelli (Taproban) - bass, keyboards

Giacomo Anselmi - guitars

Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, Necromonkey, White Willow, Pixie Ninja) - drums, percussion

John Wilkinson - vocals

   With

Tomas Bodin (The Flower Kings) - keyboards (6 outro)

Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena, Caamora) - keyboards (1 intro)

John Hackett - flute (5)

David Jackson (Van Der Graaf Generator, Osanna) - saxophone & wind instruments (3,6)

Graeme Taylor (Gryphon) - acoustic guitar (3 prologue)

Bob Hodges - keyboards (5)

Stefano Vicarelli - mellotron, minimoog, additional keyboards

Riccardo Romano (RanestRane, Steve Rothery) - backing vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars (2,5)

Cover by Rodney Matthews

Mixed and mastered by Riccardo Romano

Description/Reviews

Musically, we are fronting work that naturally follows in the footsteps of “Wyrd”, a magniloquent and energetic symphonic progressive rock, no longer largely instrumental as previously done but including a real singer that perfectly fits Roberto’s songwriting: his name is John Wilkinson, co-author with Roberto of the title-track lyrics. The main inspiration sources for this album are Genesis’ “A Trick of the Tail” and Rush’s “Moving Pictures”.

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Hermetic Science "Deliria: A Chronicle of 2020"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Hermeticum Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 2, 2023
Tracklist

1. Deliria 1: Prelude (Main Theme) (2:46) 

2. Deliria 2: Poison Seeds, Pts. 1 & 2 (6:25) 

3. Deliria 3: The Mighty MAGA March Of Doom (4:43) 

4. Deliria 4: The Great Covid-19 Rave Of 2020 (4:29) 

5. Deliria 5: Kyrie Eleison (1:21) 

6. Deliria 6: Armageddon Warm (Song For A Dying Planet) (6:54) 

7. Deliria 7: Minneapolis 05-25-2020 (3:32) 

8. Deliria 8: In The Dark Shadow Of The Big Lie (10:37) 

9. Deliria 9: Agnus Dei (Main Theme Reprise) (1:50) 

Total Time 42:37

Credits

Edward Macan - keyboards

Jeffrey Ruiz - bass

Travis Strong - drums

Recorded by Jason Goldstein at Big Bang Studios on June 5-6, 2023

Cover by Paul Whitehead

Description/Reviews:

"Deliria: A Chronicle of 2020" is by some distance the band's darkest and heaviest album, drawing on sources as disparate as 60s hard bop, 80s and 90s metal, trance, and horror movie soundtrack motifs to convey the madness, horror, and mayhem of 2020.

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Deezer 

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